Who to watch for in '06??

Hey Touch'em...welcome aboard

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Tons of good info here posted by some very "baseball savy" people!
Let me warn you tho...you might just get addicted to it!

BTW Braves...let's add Kicker9 to the "Down East Crowd" as his son is top-rated in everyway( even tho he is moving on to the next level)!

 

I agree BB9er. The problem with Kicker9 is that he continues to forget his priorities...he thinks his treatment for his patients is more important than TBR....~shaking head~I need to remind him, again

 

South Meck High School has a pretty decent 06 class this year:

Chase Austin - 06
Matt Andress - 06
Matt Layman - 06
Reid Rollison - 06
Brad Marren - 06
TJ Freeman - 06
Ryan Morris - 06
Wes Skidmore - 06

This should be a fun team to watch with some solid pitching and pretty good sticks through out the line up.

 

Wes Skidmore, an '06 catcher for Charlotte Catholic who plays his summer/fall ball with On Deck has transfered to South Meck and will provide a solid catcher for Hal's squad

 

Charlotte Christian

The Knights have 11 or 12 of their '06 class returning but a couple of the younger players that you will need to keep and eye on are:

Graham Fronk '07 - OF

Adam Hill '08 - SS, 2B

Eddie Mullins '08 - OF

 

Thanks Dynasty07...I had heard the rumor Wes was transferring to South. I will add him to my list....great pick up for South Meck.

 

Top Players in WNC

Here a some of the top players in WNC for 06.

Josh Thrailkill - RHP/1B, TC Roberson 06
Mitch Hefner - 2B, TC Roberson 06
Justin Jackson - SS, TC Roberson 07
John Ramsey - 3B/RHP, TC Roberson 07
Jonathan Wright - RHP/OF, TC Roberson 07

Blane Howell - P/OF, AC Reynolds 06
Cameron Duckworth - 1B, AC Reynolds 06
Sam Runion - RHP, AC Reynolds 07

Drew Shook - SS, Erwin 06

Matthew Pruitt - P/SS, West Henderson 07
Seth Grant - P/2B, West Henderson 07
Jason Merrill - C, West Henderson 06

Shane Galloway - P/1B, Rosman 06
Alex MacMahan - P/IF, Rosman 07

 

I know East Meck lost a lot of seniors, who do they have that will make an impact in 2006? Also, Providence and Butler return a lot of starters. Anyone have any input on the other SW4A teams including the new additions of Indy and Weddington.

 

East Meck

East Meck lost 7 senior starters as well as an 8th senior that was a starting pitcher. The key returning player will be Justin Schumer. Justin had a breakout Junior season, hitting .400+ with 5 HRs. Coach Greeson will probably need him to pitch more as a senior, the key will be filling in for him at SS when he's on the mound. Matt Sheehan '07 was a utility player last year, playing DH, 1B or 2B depending on the pitcher. He should have a strong Junior season, playing somewhere in the IF. One player that could really help if he's able to play is Brian ODell. Brian was hurt as a Junior after winning several games his Soph. season. If he can return he'll provide a solid pitcher and everyday player. After these three, it's very unproven. Griffin Lafone-1B, Brandon Swiderski- C, Chris White- 2B and Shane Ludwick P-IF return as seniors. Coach Greeson and Koppe will make them competitive I'm certain, they just have a lot of holes to fill.

 

Players to watch in 06

Let me add some Eastern Flavor to the site.
06- Mike Robbins P / of South Granville HS
06- Bobby Leeper Wakefield HS. OF / Pitcher
06- Logan Issacs Wakefield HS. INF / OF
06- Brandon Sutton North Lenoir HS. LHP
06- Sam Brown Millbrook HS. RHP
06- B.J. Dail Millbrook HS. RHP
06- Braswell Northern Nash Catcher
06- Robbie Byrd Roxboro Person Of / inf / P
06- Jared Moore Roxboro Person P / inf
06- Drew Poulk OF/ P West Carteret HS
06- Dallas Poulk inf / of / P Pinecrest HS
07- Taron Robinson LHP Chapel Hill HS
07- Jon Lynch inf / of /P South Granville HS
07- Quincy Lattimore OF Middle Creek HS
07- David Shambley C Green Hope HS
07- Wombley P Rocky Mount HS
08- Steele Myers inf / P Durham Jordan HS
08- John Alphine inf / of / P North Lenoir HS
08- Jim Leggett P / of Rocky Mount HS
08- Cameron Connor of / inf Fuquay Varina HS
08- Zack Furl P Lee County High School
08- Pratt Maynard P/ inf South Granville HS
08- Jeff May C South Granville HS
08- Nash Blackley P/ of Kerr Vance Academy

There are many more I could go on for awhile. All of these guys played huge roles last year for their teams and should have big years next season. I did not mention several others that are just as talented as many of these young guys.